ayollohco

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ayolloco (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ātl (“water”) +‎ yōllohco (“center”), from yōllohtli (“heart”) +‎ -co, literally “(in the) center of water”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

āyōllohco (locative)

(in) a place in the middle of water; a gulf or bay
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 131r:
  ¶ Golfo de mar. anepantla.aytic.ayolloco. / aytectli.
  ¶ A gulf of the sea. anepantla. aytic. ayolloco. aytectli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 66r. col. 1:
  GOlfo de mar. anepantla. aytic. ayollo- / co. aytectli.
  A gulf of the sea. anepantla. attic. ayolloco. aytectli.
- Idem, f. 3v. col. 2.
  Ayolloco. golfo de mar.
  Ayolloco. a gulf of the sea.

Synonyms

(place in the middle of water): āihtectli, āihtic, ānepantlah

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 66, 3

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